Do you like maps? Because I know I do. :-)

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One of the earliest signs of AS that I displayed as a kid in the 70's was that as soon as I got my hands on my parents' Melways, I almost completely memorised it. In fact to this day they never let me forget it! Even though I don't even drive anymore, I always keep up to date with the latest edition because I love to see the changes with each one. I also collect old street directories of Melbourne; Melways dating back to the early 70's as well as pre-Melway road maps from the 50's and 60's. They can be hard to make sense of though,
as Melway pretty much pioneered the degree of detail you mentioned, as well as any standard of accuracy in urban cartography in Australia. This is why they've taken off so well in Sydney, and now Brisbane, where Brisway was launched this year.

I LOVE maps. Especially city maps found in the phone-book with all the locations of post offices and libraries. World maps are great too.

You just blew my mind.

I cannot wait to see the boundaries of the United Republic of Mexifornizona, the Red State Confederation (formerly known as the American South), or Kurdistan.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! JUST WHAT I SAID!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! ! 92%! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !

Truly, sir, you are a prophet.

Boundary changes will be necessary as states amalgamate and move further inland to escape global warming.

Sad, but true.

I hate them because I don´t understand them.

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I've loved atlases and road maps since being a pre-schooler. I've still got my old one at my parents' house, it has two Germanies, one Yugoslavia & the USSR in there.

I've always been able to read maps and navigate as well, despite everyone insisting women can't.

I was a map geek as a child, and then we got an historical atlas and became a historical geography geek. Love to flip through the european and maps and see the nations grow and jostle and divore each other like a bunch of amebas.

Yes- future north america-with the republics of Cascadia, Quebec, The Christian Republic of Red Statistan, and your Mexiforniazona.

Strange thing about this thread is that it was silent for 6 years until SoftKitty resuscitated it. – Yes, I have always loved maps of all sorts, but I think ordinary road maps are my favorites. The more accurate they are, the better. I love the extra information scattered here and there on the map like inns, gas stations, vantage points, motels, hotels, museums, battle fields (European road maps have megatons of battle fields, there's one for every village).